Two suspects were arrested in Mbombela on December 5 for tampering with and damaging infrastructure in Sabie.

According to a provincial Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Dineo Sekgotodi, they had received information regarding a person who had made arrangements with a logistics company to transport steel from Mbombela to Germiston. Particulars of the truck were forwarded to the investigating officer.

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The Nelspruit Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit, Fidelity Security, the flying squad and tactical response team were all involved in the operation, and kept a close eye on the GPS co-ordinates.

“Two vehicles, a Hyundai bakkie loaded with three cut railway tracks and a white UD truck, horse and trailer with more railway tracks were found and seized, and the two drivers were arrested, charged and detained at Sabie,” she said.

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Sekgotodi added that the steel had been stolen from somewhere around the Sabie area, however, they are still investigating where it was intended to go.

“At this stage we don’t know the location where they were transporting the steel to, since we only arrested the drivers. We still need to get the vehicle owners and the destination,” she said.

Sekgotodi also said the duo are expected to appear in the Sabie Magistrate’s Court on Monday, December 9. They remain in custody.